Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Building fire place, picnic area #1 |
| Date | 1930s |
| Description | Photo shows four men building a fireplace at picnic area #1 in Bluff Park, now known as Doughton Park. Taken by Dobyns on an unknown date at Milepost 241. |
| Commentary | Fireplaces were built in many picnic areas along the Blue Ridge Parkway so that visitors could grill food for picnics or camping. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 241 Parkway Milepost: 241.0 |
| Creator Individual | Dobyns |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bluff Park (N.C.) Doughton Park (N.C.) Fireplaces Picnic grounds Stonemasonry |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
